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Squilliam on 21 May 2008
cwbys21 said:
Well when it takes forever to load games like Hellgate London and then I can't play a game like Mass Effect and barely meet spec for the Conan MMO (an MMO for crying out loud) I think it might be worth it. This graphics card has lasted me over 2 years until I have had to turn games down to low spec, I think it did well.

I presume your system has a 6 pin graphics card power plug from the power supply unit?

If theres a 6 pin plug attached to your graphics card then you obviously have one. Look for a black or white box about as wide and tall as your thumb with 6 pin holes.

Lastly I suppose, what are your priorities?

Price - whats your budget? Also do you bother to mail in anything for rebates?

Quality of manufacturer/warranties

Silence - Passively cooled cards are available but you would need to have decent airflow from internal fans.

Do you prefer Ati aka AMD or Nvidia?

Performance?

Do you perfer 2 slot cooling over 1? <- It exhausts the heat out the back and keeps the inside of your computer cooler.



Tease.

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epsilon72 on 21 May 2008
Squilliam said:
 

"The issue is triggered by the fact that AMD's high-end 9750 and 9850 Phenom processors require 125 watts of power, while the mainstream / low-end parts only draw 95 watts. Such high-end processors cannot work on a 780G motherboard, because it can’t deliver the necessary amount of CPU power. "They've taken an enthusiast-class quad-core part and paired it with a mainstream motherboard", Whitman said. "And not all motherboard manufacturers have tweaked their boards to support a 125-watt TDP", he continued. Whitman also said that the best option would be to use the high-end Phenoms on a motherboard equipped with the 790G chipset. " So no 780g if you want to overclock a high end phenom. http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Confirms-Compatibility-Issues-Between-Phenom-X4-and-780G-84472.shtml

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200022+1070930149+1071033785+1388027176+107191003&name=AMD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200022+1070930149+1071033785+1388027176+107191003+1071934372&name=AMD+790X

Those are compatible with phenom 9850 for sure.

Thanks.  I think I'll wait for non-crossfire versions of the 790x to be released...hopefully there will be some...

 



Squilliam on 21 May 2008

I don't think there will be ones unless you look at the Nvidia chipsets, but they are more expensive.

It's an enthusiast class motherboard so I would expect to get 2x graphics slots. You can still use the 2nd slot with a PCI-E 1x or 4x device.

Though if you're not in a hurry the SB750 may be more interesting for you after June with the aparantly better overclocking ability.



Tease.

Words Of Wisdom on 21 May 2008
Grampy said:

2) Get a better video card, as big as you can comfortably afford. The amount of onboard dedicated video RAM is what's important. Don't be swayed by "available RAM" or shared RAM which means that every time you are doing anything graphically intensive you are stealing from your system RAM. The less you do this the better. Tom's Hardware always has up to date video card information often tested on the very game you want to play.


Make sure your power supply can handle the card first. 

A powerful card or high tier setup can bring one of those cheap power supplies they put in packages to its knees frighteningly fast.